I've found a few hurdles to overcome when cooking on the road.

First: here in South America at least, whatever you can find in the stores, that's what you get to cook. What you'd like to cook, and what they have for sale are two different things. The best cooks are the ones that can make do with what's available - no recipes required. I had a cookbook years ago called "Impromptu Cooking" - it was about using what was available, suggesting how to add ingredients, flavorings, spices, to make a reasonably tasty dish/meal.

Second: with most camp stoves, you don't really "cook" - you heat and serve/boil and stir. Also, the cook kit one carries determines what is possible. The food you buy needs to fit the kitchen.

Third: building fires - outside of designated campground fire-pits is a no-no in many parts of the world (fire dangers, environmental degradation, no fuel - try building a campfire on the Altiplano). They also require a lot of work sometimes - especially for the solo traveler, who has to set up the camp, find something to burn, do the cooking/cleaning afterwards. I personally find campfires a waste of time and effort when traveling solo.

Fourth: I worked for REI - Recreational Equipment Inc. in the U.S. (outdoor gear and apparel retailer). They had an annual backpacker cooking/recipe contest. Nearly all the meals/dishes required considerable advanced planning and preparation - from obtaining the ingredients (mostly dry/freeze-dried/dehydrated) - to pre-mixing and packaging so that the 'on-site' cooking was a minimum of effort and fussing ('just add water'). That's great when you are sitting at home and preparing for a few days, a week or two at most. But that doesn't work so well when you are traveling the road for weeks and months on end.

Instead of recipes, you might want to know what "cooking ingredients" do overlanders carry - what recommended spices, flavorings, and such - for making a variety of flexible and tasty dishes. As to the recipes, you need to learn to cook at home, then apply knowledge of same out on the road. Or, stick to what's in the can.

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quastdog
Chiang Mai, Thailand